Shelby County election officials say they expect today’s first formal day to file to run in 2014 to go pretty much as it has in the past, with many people already in office expected to file for re-election.

“Only one person beside incumbents has picked up paperwork so far, but I expect many of our incumbents will be ready today,” Shelby County Clerk Sue Carole Perry said.

A steady, chilly rain kept many people indoors Saturday, and a few dozen people who visited the Shelby County Public Library that morning drifted over to talk to Shelby County’s legislators who were on hand just for that purpose.

"This is Friends of the Library Week, so we have this meet-and-greet as an opportunity to highlight the Friends and the needs of the library throughout the whole state," said Pam Federspiel, the facility’s executive director.

TAYLORSVILLE – The first candidate to throw his name into the ring for the newly created 53rd District of the Kentucky House of Representatives is Spencer County’s own James Allen Tipton, who also has roots and connections in Shelby County.

Superintendent James Neihof and Assistant Superintendent of Operations Kerry Whitehouse informed the Shelby County School Board on Thursday that they want to reinitiate the process of forming a Local Planning Committee to set future building and renovation plans.

That committee consists of district personnel, student’s parents selected by the Site-based Decision Making Councils from each school, teachers and three members of the community. It is charged with putting together a 4-year plan for the district’s new construction and renovations.

Shelby County Public Schools Superintendent James Neihof wants to get ahead of the curve in how the district judges his performance.

Neihof asked the Shelby County Board of Education at Thursday’s meeting to adjust his annual performance review to the pilot program of the state’s NextGen standards. The standards are set up through the same process as the school and teacher standards that are being implemented and the standards that will be coming for administration, as well.

Allen Ruble, who has served on Shelby County Fiscal Court for three terms, won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.

Ruble, a Republican whose District 3 is north of Shelbyville, made the announcement at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court.

“After much thought and prayer, I have decided not to run again when this term is up,” Ruble said in a prepared statement. “At the end of my present term, it will have been honor and privilege to have served as third district magistrate for twelve years.”